This is a list of films released by the British studio British National Films between 1935 and 1948. The company was financially backed by Lady Yule, and during the 1940s production was overseen by John Baxter and subsequently by Louis H. Jackson. Many of the films produced by the company were made at the British National Studios at Elstree.

1930s

Title Release Date Director Notes
Turn of the TideOctober 1935 Norman Walker
Debt of HonourNovember 1936Norman Walker
The Street SingerNovember 1937Jean de Marguenat
Mr. Reeder in Room 13February 1938Norman Lee
Meet Mr. PennyJune 1938David MacDonald
Lassie from LancashireAugust 1938John Paddy Carstairs
Night JourneyDecember 1938 Oswald Mitchell
Dead Men Tell No TalesDecember 1938David MacDonald
Spies of the AirMarch 1939David MacDonald
Secret JourneyMay 1939John Baxter
What Would You Do, Chums?August 1939John Baxter
Old Mother Riley Joins UpOctober 1939Maclean Rogers

1940s

Title Release Date Director Notes
Laugh It OffMarch 1940John Baxter
The Second Mr. BushApril 1940John Paddy Carstairs
ContrabandMay 1940Michael Powell
GaslightJune 1940Thorold Dickinson
Old Mother Riley in SocietyJuly 1940John Baxter
Love on the DoleApril 1941John Baxter
Old Mother Riley in BusinessApril 1941John Baxter
Crook's TourMay 1941John Baxter
Old Mother Riley's GhostsJune 1941John Baxter
This EnglandJuly 1941David MacDonald
"Pimpernel" SmithJuly 1941Leslie Howard
Old Mother Riley's CircusDecember 1941Thomas Bentley
The Common TouchDecember 1941John Baxter
Those Kids from TownJanuary 1942Lance Comfort
The Seventh SurvivorJanuary 1942Leslie Hiscott
Penn of PennsylvaniaJanuary 1942Lance Comfort
One of Our Aircraft Is MissingApril 1942Michael Powell
Let the People SingAugust 1942John Baxter
Salute John CitizenAugust 1942Maurice Elvey
Sabotage at SeaSeptember 1942Leslie Hiscott
Lady from LisbonSeptember 1942Leslie Hiscott
Asking for TroubleSeptember 1942Oswald Mitchell
We'll Smile AgainDecember 1942John Baxter
Old Mother Riley Overseas1943Oswald Mitchell
When We Are MarriedMarch 1943Lance Comfort
Old Mother Riley DetectiveMay 1943Lance Comfort
Theatre RoyalJuly 1943John Baxter
The Dummy TalksOctober 1943Oswald Mitchell
The ShipbuildersDecember 1943John Baxter
Strawberry Roan1944Maurice Elvey
Candles at Nine1944John Harlow
Heaven Is Round the CornerApril 1944 Maclean Rogers
Welcome, Mr. WashingtonMay 1944Leslie Hiscott
Medal for the GeneralJuly 1944Maurice Elvey
The World Owes Me a LivingJanuary 1945Vernon Sewell
Meet Sexton Blake!February 1945John Harlow
Twilight HourFebruary 1945Paul L. Stein
Give Me the StarsMay 1945Maclean Rogers
Don ChicagoAugust 1945Maclean Rogers
Waltz TimeAugust 1945Paul L. Stein
The AgitatorSeptember 1945John Harlow
Latin QuarterOctober 1945Vernon Sewell
Murder in Reverse?October 1945Montgomery Tully
The Echo MurdersDecember 1945John Harlow
Old Mother Riley at HomeDecember 1945Oswald Mitchell
The Trojan BrothersFebruary 1946Maclean Rogers
Lisbon StoryFebruary 1946Paul L. Stein
Loyal HeartFebruary 1946Oswald Mitchell
BedeliaMay 1946Lance Comfort
Meet the NavySeptember 1946Alfred Travers
The Laughing LadyOctober 1946Paul L. Stein
Appointment with CrimeNovember 1946John Harlow
Spring SongDecember 1946Montgomery Tully
Woman to WomanFebruary 1947Maclean Rogers
Green FingersJune 1947John Harlow
Dual AlibiJune 1947Alfred Travers
The Ghosts of Berkeley SquareOctober 1947Vernon Sewell
Mrs. FitzherbertDecember 1947Montgomery Tully
The Three Weird SistersFebruary 1948Daniel Birt
CounterblastMay 1948Paul L. Stein
Uneasy TermsJune 1948Vernon Sewell
No Room at the InnOctober 1948Daniel Birt

Bibliography

  • Murphy, Robert. Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48. Routledge, 1989.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

See also

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